Word Of The Year 2018 – Minimalism

“There is a voice that doesn’t use words. Listen.”

I don’t know if there is any God’s call for me to have a break during Decembers. The last December also I had a break from all my activities. Since I had an eye surgery during mid December.

But I was having an urge to decide upon the Word Of The Year 2018. And thought, this will be more encouraging to make again a return back for my blogging. So it goes here.

Actually speaking, I tried many methods to work on my aim for any new year as goals, resolutions and pledge. But nothing worked after two or three months. I was really scratching my head how to go with it.

Word Of The Year 2016 – Empathy

Then I found that the philosophy of choosing a Word of the Year inspired by Laurel. I selected the WORD of the year 2016 as EMPATHY.

Word Of The Year 2017 – Mindful

My Word Of The Year 2017 – Mindful.And I was so excited it worked for me amazingly. I was able to post “7 Everyday Practices For Mindful Moms”, a seven day series that had seven practical steps to be mindful for all moms. No need to mention that it was a big hit.

Word Of The Year 2018 – Minimalism

Inspired by Upasna, I love to choose the Word Of The Year 2018 as Minimalism. When I reviewed her ebook, A To Z Of Minimalism, I realized the power of Minimalism and decided to select that word for 2018.

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With Minimalism. I have decided to minimize

Things In My Home – To create more space and get organized.

Time Spent In Unwanted Things – To increase the time spent with family and friends.

My Online Presence – To enjoy more with Mother Nature.

Thoughts and Talks – To be more Mindful.

Expectations With People – To have more Empathy and Kindness.

Still I have to explore how Minimalism could help me for the betterment of my life this 2018.

10 thoughts on “Word Of The Year 2018 – Minimalism”

Hey Vasantha, I am glad you are back.
How did your surgery go? Hope you are fine.
Thanks for putting me there on your inspiration list. I think different things work for different people. I am glad you found Minimalism useful.
And I am sure you will find so many things on the journey. Good wishes. Happy New year.

Glad to have you back, Vasantha. I hope you have recovered well after the surgery. Let’s keep that aside and look forward to new beginnings. Thanks to the mindfulness course that I signed up for, I have become a calmer person. It is certainly helping me. Coming to the word of the year. I read quite a few posts on it and have chosen ‘Focus’. I generally lose focus in something I start quite easily. 2017 has been a year where I did many new things, I explored many new avenues, came out of my comfort zones to attempt quite a lot which I had left mid way during my childhood. So I want to keep the momentum and have chosen ‘Focus’. I am going to focus on my personal well being – emotional, financial and physical. All the best to you for the coming year.

I was so happy to comment here the moment I saw this post, but I am sad that my comment isn’t here. 🙁 However, good word and happy you are back Vasantha. You are in my prayers and you will definitely get well soon. Relax bud and work on minimalism! 🙂